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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RomanTheRussian, post: 192398, member: 7539&quot;]I&#039;ve recently acquired an 1821 Zacatecas 8 Reales. It&#039;s a common variety, but the reverse had a few features that pointed to re-worked dies (fleur-de-lis, part of dentils). After a closer examination, I noticed doubling in front of Fernando&#039;s face. &quot;Cool&quot;, I thought to myself, &quot;strike doubling&quot;... But if you look at the images I provided, you&#039;ll notice 3 raised lines crossing the doubled area (die scratches?). But they are on top of the strike doubling. But since strike doubling happens in the final stages of the strike - how is it possible?</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone envision a mechanism that places a gouge through a strike double?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/romamart/coin/Spain-Mexico-1821-ZS-8R.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/romamart/coin/Spain-1821-ZS-fleur.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/romamart/coin/1821ZS-closeup1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts anyone?</p><p><br /></p><p>~Roman[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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